2024 Milton Keynes City Council election

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2024 Milton Keynes City Council election
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19 out of 57 seats to Milton Keynes City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.3%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Peter Marland Robin Bradburn David Hopkins
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader's seat Wolverton Bradwell Danesborough & Walton
Seats before 27 16 14
Seats won 9 6 4
Seats after 30 18 9
Seat change Increase3 Increase2 Decrease5
Percentage 38.3%[1] 19.0% 32.4%
Swing Increase4.3 Increase2.8 Decrease9.6
Leader before election

Peter Marland
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Peter Marland
Labour

The 2024 Milton Keynes City Council elections were held on Thursday 2 May 2024,[2] alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom that were held on the same day. One-third of the 57 members of Milton Keynes City Council in Buckinghamshire were up for election.[3]

Labour regained control of the council, gaining a majority for the first time since the 1999 elections.[4]

Background

Milton Keynes was created as a unitary authority in 1997.[5] Labour controlled the council from its creation until 2000, with the Liberal Democrats winning the council from no overall control in 2002.[6] The Liberal Democrats lost their majority in 2006, and no party has formed a majority since.

The Conservatives became the largest party on the council in 2011,[7] but were overtaken by Labour in 2014.[8] The Conservatives were again the largest group in 2018,[9] with Labour overtaking them in 2019.[10] The Conservatives formed the largest group from 2021 to 2023; in that election, Labour gained 5 seats to become the largest group on the council, the Conservatives lost 6, and the Liberal Democrats gained 1. Labour and the Liberal Democrats formed a majority coalition following the election.[11]

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives won 11 seats (up 6) with 42.0% of the vote, Labour won 7 (down 4) with 34.0%, and the Liberal Democrats won 3 (down 2) with 16.2%.

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election[12] After 2024 election[13]
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 25 Labour 27 Labour 30
Liberal Democrats 15 Liberal Democrats 16 Liberal Democrats 18
Conservative 17 Conservative 14 Conservative 9

Changes:

  • June 2023: Joe Hearnshaw and James Lancaster join Labour from Conservatives[14][15]
  • August 2023: Scot Balazs (Conservative) resigns; by-election held September 2023[16]
  • September 2023: Tony Oyakhire (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election from Conservatives[17]
  • January 2024: Brigid McBride (Labour) resigns; by-election held February 2024[18]
  • February 2024: Leo Montague (Labour) wins by-election[19]

Ward Results

source:[20]

An asterisk indicates an incumbent.

Bletchley East

Bletchley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ed Hume* 1,614 54.6 -2.2
Conservative James Marlow 604 20.4 -5.0
Independent Ron Haine 316 10.7 N/A
Green Axel Hans Segebrecht 228 7.7 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Sean Douglas McCabe 166 5.6 -1.2
Rejected ballots 27 0.9
Turnout 2955 22.79
Registered electors 12,968
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ayesha Khanom 1,532 45.4 +3.9
Conservative Mo Imran* 1171 34.7 -4.8
Green Michael John Sheppard 337 10.0 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Timothy Iain Gomm 297 8.8 +2.1
Rejected ballots 36 1.1
Turnout 3373 30.40
Registered electors 11,094
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bletchley West

Bletchley West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hannah O`Neill 1,492 48.4 +4.4
Conservative Adam Rolfe* 1,129 36.7 -0.9
Green Marcello Bianco 232 7.5 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Benjamin John Edwards 195 6.3 -0.5
Rejected ballots 32 1.0
Turnout 3080 30.41
Registered electors 10,129
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bradwell

Bradwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marie Bradburn* 1,532 53.5 -3.8
Labour Mustapha Zamaan 709 24.7 -1.5
Conservative Krishna Panthula 392 13.7 -1.8
Green Lucy Rebecca Bjorck 213 7.4 N/A
Rejected ballots 19 0.7
Turnout 2865 30.07
Registered electors 9,527
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Broughton

Broughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Uroy Clarke* 1,652 45.7 -13.1
Conservative Rishi Sharda 938 25.9 +2.9
Labour George Baldock 767 21.2 +5.4
Green James Richard Hadfield 174 4.8 N/A
Heritage Alfred Saint-Clair 64 1.8 -0.6
Rejected ballots 22 0.6
Turnout 3617 26.78
Registered electors 13,506
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Campbell Park & Old Woughton

Campbell Park & Old Woughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Eaton 1,263 36.8 -11.2
Conservative Charlotte Hall* 1,107 32.2 +3.0
Labour Matt Curtis 835 24.3 +6.9
Green Carol Barac 209 6.1 +0.6
Rejected ballots 21 0.6
Turnout 3435 34.68
Registered electors 9,905
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Central Milton Keynes

Central Milton Keynes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Ronald Petchey 1,383 53.5 +7.5
Conservative Brian Thomas Hingley 664 25.7 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Russell Frederick Houchin 293 11.3 -2.5
Green Joe French 224 8.7 -2.1
Rejected ballots 23 0.9
Turnout 2587 23.67
Registered electors 10,930
Labour hold Swing

Danesborough & Walton

Danesborough & Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Victoria Hopkins* 1,990 46.8 +9.9
Labour Rukhsana Malik 1525 35.9 -5.2
Green Peter William Skelton 423 10.0 -0.4
Liberal Democrats Edis Bevan 272 6.4 -0.7
Rejected ballots 38 0.9
Turnout 4248 33.34
Registered electors 12,743
Conservative hold Swing

Loughton & Shenley

Loughton & Shenley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mandy Legg 1,457 44.6 -3.9
Conservative Rajeev Sharma 1214 37.2 -1.4
Liberal Democrats Garrath Green 251 7.7 ±0.0
Green Timothy Lee 174 5.3 +0.1
Independent Ray Brady 152 4.7 N/A
Rejected ballots 17 0.5
Turnout 3265 32.74
Registered electors 9,972
Labour hold Swing

Monkston

Monkston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Banks 1,118 43.8 -7.8
Labour Monica Stella Dowling 623 24.4 +5.3
Conservative Devin Hindry 500 19.6 -2.6
Green Vanessa Skelton 185 7.2 +0.1
Independent Taimyr Pouaty 109 4.3 N/A
Rejected ballots 20 0.8
Turnout 2555 27.82
Registered electors 9,184
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope

Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Wardle* 1,672 47.9 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Scott Humphries 796 22.8 -9.0
Labour Carol Wood 776 22.2 +2.0
Green Jason Scott Down 220 6.3 N/A
Rejected ballots 27 0.8
Turnout 3491 34.58
Registered electors 10,096
Conservative hold Swing

Newport Pagnell South

Newport Pagnell South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Oyakhire* 1,263 45.9 -0.2
Conservative Jamie Lee Rossiter 685 24.9 -9.4
Labour Saskia Soden 621 22.6 +6.7
Green Conner Hughes 162 5.9 N/A
Rejected ballots 21 0.8
Turnout 2752 31.16
Registered electors 8,833
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Olney

Olney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith McLean* 2,234 52.5 +8.7
Labour Dan Rowland 1505 35.4 -9.4
Green Catherine Jean Rose 387 9.1 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Ann Cave 110 2.6 -0.5
Rejected ballots 20 0.5
Turnout 4256 42.43
Registered electors 10,030
Conservative hold Swing

Shenley Brook End

Shenley Brook End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Saleena Raja 1,379 42.9 +4.2
Conservative Ketan Kadakia 1013 31.5 -7.1
Labour Mike Kasibo 611 19.0 +1.7
Green Dominic John Malcolm Taylor 185 5.8 +0.4
Rejected ballots 24 0.7
Turnout 3212 34.07
Registered electors 9,428
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Stantonbury

Stantonbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victoria Bamisile 1,652 49.2 -1.1
Conservative Amanda Marlow 706 21.0 -11.0
Reform UK Sean Porter 422 12.6 N/A
Green Gary Nicholas Lloyd 304 9.0 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Greg Duffield 255 7.6 -0.5
Rejected ballots 21 0.6
Turnout 3360 30.30
Registered electors 11,090
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stony Stratford

Stony Stratford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Hearnshaw* 2,077 50.5 +4.3
Conservative Denise Brunning 1389 33.8 -3.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Michael Greenwood 323 7.9 -2.1
Green Joan Christine Hughes 293 7.1 +0.2
Rejected ballots 30 0.7
Turnout 4112 33.09
Registered electors 12,428
Labour hold Swing

Tattenhoe

Tattenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Manish Verma* 1,566 48.6 +2.9
Labour Christian Durugo 1260 39.1 -1.5
Green Geoffrey Travis Waggott 218 6.8 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Dominic Dyer 157 4.9 +0.2
Rejected ballots 18 0.6
Turnout 3219 35.06
Registered electors 9,182
Conservative hold Swing

Wolverton

Wolverton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ansar Hussain* 1,748 56.9 -5.3
Conservative Edith Bald 541 17.6 -1.8
Green Alan Herbert Francis 515 16.8 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Rachel Chanalaris 251 8.2 +1.6
Rejected ballots 18 0.6
Turnout 3073 28.31
Registered electors 10,855
Labour hold Swing

Woughton & Fishermead

Woughton & Fishermead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donna Juli Fuller* 1,421 63.2 -2.1
Conservative David George Caraivan 447 19.9 +1.9
Green Tony Coughlan 217 9.7 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Caroline Picking 148 6.6 -2.2
Rejected ballots 15 0.7
Turnout 2248 19.20
Registered electors 11,710
Labour hold Swing

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  15. ^ "SECOND Milton Keynes Conservative councillor defects to Labour party in less than fortnight". MKFM. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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  20. ^ "Results by Ward".
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